Chế Nguyễn Quỳnh Châu

Châu was born and raised in Lâm Đồng, where she studied at Võ Trường Toản High School. She then attended the University of Finance – Marketing in Hồ Chí Minh City.^[5] During her studies, Châu worked as a model and then participated in model and beauty pageants. In 2022, she achieved beauty achievements^[8] and participated in movies.^[9]

Châu married businessman Nguyễn Ngọc Phát at the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Tân Định, Hồ Chí Minh City in October 2025.^[10]

After a period of modeling, in 2013 Châu participated in the F-idol contest and won a prize. In 2014, she participated in Vietnam Fashion Icon and won.^[9] In the same year, Châu was invited to be a model for the Project Runway Vietnam contest for designer Lý Giám Tiên and eventually won, then performed in New York City, Paris.^[11] After that, she participated in Vietnam's Next Top Model season 5 and reached top 9. In 2014, Châu won consecutive competitions.^[2]

With the support of tradition and the press, Châu registered to participate in Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 and reached top 15.^[12] In 2016, she participated in Miss Ao Dai Vietnam and reached top 5.^[13][14] In 2017, Châu participated in the show MasterChef Vietnam and stopped at episode 5.^[15] In 2022, she was encouraged by fans to participate in Miss Grand Vietnam, registered and won the title of first runner-up.^[16]